Village

Dean

Located in Sparsholt, Winchester District Coordinates: 51°04′39″ N 1°22′02″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 87 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SOU Southampton Airport14 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport47 km

About Dean

Dean is a village. Location: Sparsholt, Winchester District. Elevation: 87 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Winchester Castle and Winchester Cathedral.

Photos of Dean

Winchester Cathedral Author: Antony McCallum · CC BY 3.0
Merdon Castle Jon S · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wolvesey Castle Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gains Castle Rosemary Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Winchester Castle Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Dean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (84 mm)
Driest month: July (41 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Dean
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	82	55	61	45	47	55	41	53	67	76	83	84

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dean

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 14 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (77 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 19 km to the south.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 14 kmsouth
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 47 kmsouthwest
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 77 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Southampton Population: 269.8K 19 kmsouth
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 28 kmnortheast
Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 37 kmsoutheast
Reading Population: 318K 50 kmnortheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 54 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dean

Within 100 km: 554 historic and cultural sites, 779 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

Swan Island Island 10 kmNW
May's Island Island 12 kmSW
Mill Lake 16 kmNW
Porton Down Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km515 places

Portsea Island Natural site 37 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 45 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 30 kmS

60–100 km991 places

Brownsea Island Island 60 kmSW
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 80 kmE
The Marlipins Museum Museum 81 kmE
Chesil Beach Beach 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Winchester Castle Historic site, Winchester District
3.7 km SE
Winchester Cathedral Attraction, Winchester District
4.2 km SE
Wolvesey Castle Historic site, Winchester District
4.5 km SE
Merdon Castle Historic site, Hursley
5.2 km SW
Roman wall Historic site, Winchester District
3.7 km SE
Gains Castle Historic site, Ashley
6 km W

Dean

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026